What is recorded here

Lisnafohana is a fairy fort above the Argideen River, a thirty-metre circular pasture where a 3.8-metre earthen bank still encloses the ground. People may have lived inside the stone-faced ring before becoming legend, using the narrow northern gap as an entrance while the low southern section closed behind them. The name suggests the fort belongs to fairies now, yet the shape and size record human hands building a defensible home on the slope.

In pasture, on N-facing slope above Argideen River. Raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3.8m). Outer stone facing NW->S. Low section to SSE may be blocked entrance; gap to N (Wth 2m). Traces of external fosse noticeable NW->N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Lisnafohana is a likely early-medieval ringfort, characterized by a raised circular area with a substantial earthen bank and partial stone facing. Local tradition may associate it with fairy lore, as suggested by the name "Lisnafohana," which includes the Irish "fóthanga" (fairy).

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